APAT Malta Updates - 3rd/4th Nov 2019

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Final Table

Seat 3 - Francis Carbin
Seat 4 - Karl Bursford
Seat 9 - Benjamin Maassen


Level 27, Blinds 150k/300k(150k) with Average 6.3m


Francis is all in. Karl is deliberating with Benjamin to act behind.

He lets it go and Benjamin now has a decision - he calls
 
for Francis

for Benjamin

The rail goes WILD with a flop of

turn and river and Francis doubles up.

Benjamin on 75k

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Karl makes it 850k.

Benjamin is all in in the small blind anyway.

Francis folds.

for Karl

for Benjamin

Benjamin more than doubles up.

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Benjamin's 225k is committed, Francis calls the small and Karl checks the big.



Karl bets 800k, Francis calls

Turn is

Francis bets 1.1m

Karl folds

Francis has

Benjamin

River is

Benjamin Maassen finishes in 3rd place for €6000 and APAT Bronze Medal.

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Final Table


Seat 3 - Francis Carbin
Seat 4 - Karl Bursford



Level 27, Blinds 150k/300k with Average 9.5m




Bets pre and on the flop

Both check the turn and the river is

Francis bets and Karl folds.

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Level 28, 200k/400k

Francis (Frankie!!) calls, Karl checks.

Karl checks the flop

Frankie bets 400k and Karl raises to 1m

Frankie lays it down.

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Karl calls, Frankie checks

They check to the turn



Frankie bets 400k and gets a call from Karl.

The river is

Frankie bets 1m, Karl ships, Frankie folds, Karl shows

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Frankie makes it 800k

Karl lets it go.

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Karl completes and Frankie checks.

Both check the flop

Frankie check folds to a bet on the turn.

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Frankie raises, Karl folds.

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Final Table


Seat 3 - Francis Carbin
Seat 4 - Karl Bursford



Level 28, Blinds 200k/400k with Average 9.5m


Karl completes, Frankie raises to 1.4m

Karl decides to give it up.

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Frankie calls, Karl checks and the flop is

Karl bets 500k and wins the hand.

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Karl flicks in a 200k call and Frankie checks

They check the flop

Frankie leads out for 800k on the turn and Karl calls.

The river card is

Frankie checks.

Karl bets 1.4m

Frankie folds face up.

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Frankie puts in 600k over the call.

Karl folds.

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Karl raises it to 1.4m total

Frankie counts out a call and puts it across the line.

The first three cards out are

Frankie, first to act, bets out 1.5m

Karl thinks for a while before moving all in for 9.95m

Frankie folds and is shown

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Final Table


Seat 3 - Francis Carbin
Seat 4 - Karl Bursford



Level 29, Blinds 300k/600k with Average 9.5m



Frankie ships and Karl folds.

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Karl flicks in a call and Frankie checks

They check the flop

Frankie bets the turn and Karl quickly folds.

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Frankie raises it up to 1.9m

Karl folds.

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Karl calls and Frankie checks

The first three are

Frankie quickly checks, Karl bets 900k and Frankie calls instantly

turn and Frankie checks again

Karl bets 1.4m and Frankie snap calls.

river

Frankie moves all in and is very quickly called by Karl.

for Frankie

Karl turns (he sighs and says he thought he had )

The counting begins.

Karl has 5.5m left and Frankie has 13m

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Final Table


Seat 3 - Francis Carbin
Seat 4 - Karl Bursford



Level 29, Blinds 300k/600k with Average 9.5m



Frankie raises and Karl folds.

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Karl completes and Frankie sends them to the flop -

Both check and the turn is

Frankie bets 900k and Karl says "call. How much?" and puts in the chips.

Frankie ships the and Karl calls.

Karl shows

Frankie has

Both now on around 9.5m

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Final Table


Seat 3 - Francis Carbin
Seat 4 - Karl Bursford



Level 30, Blinds 400k/800k with Average 9.5m


Frankie calls, Karl checks.

They check the board to the river

Karl bets 1.4m and Frankie folds.

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Karl completes and Frankie checks.

The flop comes out and they both check

Frankie bets 1.3m on the turn and Karl folds.

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Frankie raises, Karl folds.

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Karl makes it 2.4m total

Frankie counts out a call but folds.

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Frankie with a raise this time, to 2.4m

Karl moves all in and is quickly called.

for Karl

for Frankie



Karl wins the hand and the tournament!

Frankie Carbin finishes 2nd for €6,898 and Silver National Championship Medal



Karl Bursford is the Maltese National Champion and wins €8,800 and Gold National Championship Medal.

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Well, that was all rather enjoyable.
Well done APAT and specifically well done Tom and Lucy who were always there keeping us sorted.
Great structure, great venue, great dealers (apart from the one who dealt that 9 on my last hand)

Can we do it again next year?